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Dynamic patterns of circulating influenza virus from 2005 to 2012 in Shandong Province, China.
Archives of virology - 1 Nov 2016
Liu Ti, Li Zhong, Lin Yi, Song Shaoxia, Zhang Shengyang, Sun Lin, Wang Yulu, Xu Aiqiang, Bi Zhenqiang, Wang Xianjun
Abstract excerpt
To identify circulating emerging/reemerging viral strains and epidemiological trends, an influenza sentinel surveillance network was established in Shandong Province, China, in 2005. Nasal and/or throat swabs from patients with influenza-like-illness were collected at sentinel hospitals. Influenza viruses were detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or virus isolation. From October...
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